The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1887-09-02


CnAnLrs h Fos7rs, : musician, was
found dead IN his room - the Ailison
House, Kookuk. Ia. on the III ne hed
used chloroform % induce sleep. and TAX
ing an overdose went on into that sleep
that knows no Weakening. He was about
thrty-six years old and married. leaving
wife and several small children In dessi-
tute circumstances.
CoLoxrr. swrrxLKR. chief Of the Bureau
Of Statistics. II charged with violating
the Civil Service law In his appointments,
but says he l. willing 70 face his accusers.
"CUn" STRICKEN. captain Of the Cleve-
land Base Ball Club, was arrested on the
I'D for having participated in Sunday
game Of baseball. He was released under
500 bail. pending trial in the police court.
b. THOMAS. general superintendent OF
the Erie railway, has resigned he was
with the road twelve years.
RUSSIA has finally sent her official cir
cular 20 the Powers on Ferdinand and Bull
garia- Briefly summarized, il says Ferdi-
nand must vacate the throne, and be In
hurry about il, too.
Tux American peace memorial has been
signed by 800 members Of the British House
OF Commons. including Mr.. Joseph Cham
berlain. Mr.. A. J. Mundella and Sir George
o. Trevelyan.
II is understood that Speaker Carlisle in
tends 70 reply TO the recent political con-
tribution Of ex-Speaker Keller TO the Fo-
rum
BARTLETT, the Sumter Is. Cd bank ab-
sconder. is believed TO have gone to Mexico.
THE committee which recently inve<ti-
gated the Wards Island IN. W Insane
Asylum have made . condemnatory re-
port.
SIR JOHN MACDONALD says the Mahito-
bans shall not build the Red River rail-
road, even Il he has TO use British regu-
lars
NEWS from Meeker, Coi-s - tnasa nun
dred Indian bucks are on the way from
the Uintah agency TO join Colorow on
| Mix river.
PRESIDENT GREW refused ciemency %
4 Pranzini, the Partisan woman murderer.
THE Government Is making efforts 20
| extend the parcels post system recently
| inaugurated with Mexico 70 south amer
| lea
| A DEMAND has been made py the stove
| molders Of the United States and Canada
for an advance OF wages, AMI tney
threaten . general strike ~ y Is refused.
/ POSITIVE information o. Staniey's SAFE
/ ~ has reached London
4 ADJUTASr-GESERAL JAhisoS OF MIS-
souri, has issued orders granting permis-
sion 20 armed military bodies 70 pass
through the state gong 70 the rnliaueiPn'a
centennial and the chicago minsary en-
campment-
LApESBURG, HArxAN q Co.. OF New
York. attached $oo,wu IN the Nasionai
Park Bank and $'.sVin the 1ahaun bank'
belonging to kaufman hunge, COTTON
merchants Of Galveston, VINO iAiiea TWO
months ago.
WARRANTS Tor pensions amounting y
SIG. 80, 900 were issued from the treasury
on the I'd. notwithstanding TINS large
payment the excess OF Governments re-
cepts over expenditures since the Isl q
the present month Is about >i'sp,v".
The Canadian Fisheries department
have received information o. the seizure q
more Car adam sealing vessels In the NORTH
Pacific ocean BY United states cruisers.
The exports Of merchandise from New
York last week were valued az So'zst,Si'
The steamer Fulda, wnicn arrived On m
ed, brought 100000 in English gold
| QUEEN VICTORIA has conferred upo'
Princess Louise, wife Of the MARQUIS Q
Lorne, and Princess victoria OF wales IN
order Of the Crown Of India.
/ Sc1EsTfsTs are interested III the nndine
on the sd. in an excavation for sewer O
Walnut Hills. Cincinnati, Of . section 2
human vertebra, petrined, o. sucn oimen
sions IS TO indicate that Il belonged 20
race Of giants nine feet nigh.
ii The following National banks have pee
authorized to begin business; Abilene a
} tional Bark, Abilene, HAS. capital sip
) 900; Lumbermen's National Bank. CnipPe
) Va Falls, Wis, capital $lW'vV; first &c
/. tionai Bank OF Scanda, kas.' captal 800
90; San Diego National Bank San Diese
CAL, capital $loo, ~
Az explosion o. natural gas occurre
near Munaysviie' ra On tne -, y
{ which an italian named Antoine Saish
|. vas almost instantly killed ana Two On
: laborers were badly burned Inc tnr'
> men were in trench, ana one " tne
= careiessiy ignifed tne gas.
CONGRESSMAN AcSHAsk, N NsDs a..
says that the present Valuation OF Una.
o property, IN which the fresiaen.s W
g and her mother nave eecn N e'sn'n ms
= est, - $sV,vU.
= THE Russian Prince rierre iHgens's
% died at DEMON, near brest, o. g'lsi \
p his wife, the daughter q : 5re'1n , nsn'
n man. WuOm ne u41 e4ucotr1- AAr 1r1F